Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I enjoy swimming, but ........................... I avoid crowded pools.
A.on the contrary                                                
B.on the face of it
C.as a rule                                                            
D.in a nutshell

Although he was not guilty they executed him.
In spite of.....................................................................
A.
B.
C.
D.

We left quietly, so that we wouldn’t disturb the children.
So as.......................................................................................
A.
B.
C.
D.

He’ll  settle down. Then his performance will improve.        
Once he.............................................................................................
A.
B.
C.
D.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The clerk had to ____ the conversation in order to wait on the customer.
A.interrupt
B.continue
C.begin
D.hurry

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
.......................should be applied for bumper crops.
A.prevention 
B.drainage 
C.pollution 
D.fertilization

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I used to live in a village .............. people had a close relation to one another.
A.which     
B.where  
C.which in                              
D.in that

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
George didn’t attend school for six weeks as he had to stay in hospital where he was ……….for pneumonia.
A.fixed
B.treated           
C. relieved
D.mended

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The marathon was postponed ………the heavy rain.
A.due to
B.because          
C.despite
D.when

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
During lunch they ____ international politics.
A. interviewed 
B.discussed
C.transferred 
D.talked